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PRE-SPLITS

Play Date: 08/21/2003
SNPS (Synopsis--$68.21; -0.18; optionable): Technical software. Splits 2:1 on 9-24
http://biz.yahoo.com/p/s/snps.html
STATUS: Testing the breakout. SNPS has the potential to be a great pre-split play. It surged from early August and has now made a pullback that held support at 65, making a higher low. Friday it rested over the 10 day MVA (67.30), showing a tight doji on very low volume. We expect it to make a breakout move attempt this week and we want to be ready for it. Super money flow and relative strength ready to breakout again.
Volume: 509.28K Avg Volume: 1.374M
BUY POINT: $69.6 Volume=2.5M Target=$77.75 Stop=$66.28
POSITION: YPQ LN - Dec. $70c (52 delta) &/or Stock
http://www.investmenthouse.com/cs/snps.html

POST-SPLITS

Play Date: 07/30/2003
SBUX (Starbucks--$28.39; +0.75; optionable): Fancy, pricey coffee
http://biz.yahoo.com/p/s/sbux.html
STATUS: Flat base. Sales rose 9% as an improving economy is working even better for SBUX. Friday it gapped higher and rallied over 28 on stronger, above average volume. It is still well within the buy zone. If it tests back to the 18 day and holds, that is a good entry point.
Volume: 4.409M Avg Volume: 3.248M
BUY POINT: New: Test 28 and rebound (orig. $27.88) Volume=6M Target=$33 Stop=$25.94
POSITION: SQX AY - Jan. 27.50c (56 delta) &/or Stock
http://www.investmenthouse.com/cs/sbux.html

WATCHLIST/ CONTINUING

LEGEND

DATE: date play first appeared on report.

PLAY: Denotes the type of pattern or play.
Upside play types: A Wedge=Ascending triangle/wedge; BO=Breakout; Cup=Cup base; Cup hdl=Cup w/handle; DB hdl=Double bottom w/handle; Dbl btm=Double bottom; Flat=Flat base; FlyPlat=Flying Plateau; Pennant=Pennant; PreAnn=Pre-Announcement split; PreSplt=Pre-split; Rv H&S=Reverse head & shoulders; Saucer=Saucer base; Test 18=Testing 18 day MVA; Test 50=Testing 50 day MVA; Test BO=Testing the breakout (could be 10 day MVA test, etc.)
Downside play types: CCall=Covered Call; DWedge=Descending triangle/wedge; Dbl Top=Double top; H&S=Head & shoulders; Put (generic downside);

PIVOT=Buy point

Tgt=Target stock price for the play. Applies to stock and options.

Vol=Volume for the most recent session.

TgtV=Target volume to enter the play.

Stop=Stop advisory point. This is advisory and we may or may not exit a play if it hits this level depending upon market conditions.

Stock Date Play Close +/- Pivot Tgt Vol TgtV Stop

ACV 08/04 Test 18 57.08 +0.21 57.22 66 108K 400K 56.02
Buy Not Issued.

ACV 07/19 BO 57.08 +0.21 54.8 65.85 108K 400K 56.02
Current. Continue to move up the 10 day MVA on lower volume.

AMT 08/16 Cup hdl 11.38 +0.18 10.64 12.77 605K 2.8M 10.64
Current. Continue to move up the 10 day MVA on lower volume.

ANAD 08/16 Cup hdl 4.98 -0.12 4.27 5.32 618K 625K 4.36
Current. More volatile session to close down on lower volume. Managed to hold most of yesterday's gain.

ANEN 08/28 Cup hdl 11.99 +0.48 11.88 14.35 60K 127K 11.05
Buy Not Issued. Nice move up but on low volume. Volume needs to increase before we will enter the play.

APOL 08/14 Test 50 64.07 +0.43 65.88 75.45 1.5M 2M 63.35
Current. Tested below the exponential 50 day MVA to rebound and close above the 10 day MVA on lower volume.

ASKJ 08/26 Rv H&S 18.21 -0.08 18.62 22.35 784K 3M 17.25
Buy Not Hit. Tested 10 day MVA to rebound and close slightly down forming a tight doji on much lower volume.

ATML 08/26 Cup hdl 4.58 +0.23 4.36 5.28 10M 10M 3.98
Current. Tested yesterday's low intraday to rebound and close higher on slightly lower volume.

AVP 08/14 Test 50 64.1 +0.83 64.78 74.5 938K 1.7M 62.75
Buy Not Hit. Gapped up on higher volume for a nice move.

BAC 08/23 Put 79.25 +0.95 79.25 76 4.6M 6M 80.35
Buy Not Issued. Moved up on higher, but still below average volume. Did not enter the play today because of the volume increase.

BBBY 08/16 Cup 43.13 -0.23 43.68 50 2.2M 5.2M 42.22
Buy Not Issued. Tested the 10 day MVA to rebound and close slightly down on lower volume.

BGEN 08/05 Put 39.46 +0.92 36.42 33.25 2M 4M 38.15
Buy Not Issued. The stock has not made the move we have been looking for so we will drop for now, but will keep our eye on it.

BHE 08/12 FlyPlat 44.38 +0.36 42.95 49 289K 550K 41.94
Current. Continue to move up the 10 day MVA on slightly lower volume.

CBK 07/31 Flat 29.7 +0.68 26.9 30.82 308K 450K 27.46
Current. Continue to move up the 10 day MVA on higher, but still below average.

CCMP 08/13 Cup hdl 65.19 -0.9 65.5 74.88 436K 1.2M 64.81
Current. Tested the 18 day MVA to rebound and hold at the 10 day MVA on much lower volume.

CDN 08/28 Saucer 14.22 -0.02 14.36 17.23 1.5M 3.3M 13.58
Buy Not Hit. Fractional pull back on low volume.

CECO 07/31 FlyPlat 45.04 -0.41 42.86 47.62 705K 1M 42.25
Current. Tested the 10 day MVA to rebound and close above the 10 day MVA on lower volume.

CECO 07/19 Test 18 45.04 -0.41 37.88 43.28 705K 1.2M 42.25
Current.

CECO 05/29 Test 50 45.04 -0.41 31.28 36.73 705K 1M 42.25
Current.

CELL 07/21 Cup hdl 26.8 -0.55 19.25 23.25 730K 225K 24.78
Current. Tested the 10 day MVA but could not hold the gain. Closed on the 18 day MVA on lower, but still above average volume.

CHRD 07/28 Test BO 3.6 +0.08 3.22 4.05 232K 822K 3.34
Current. Continues to move up the 10 day MVA on very low volume.

CHS 07/23 Test BO 32.49 +0.84 27.05 31.25 1.8M 2.2M 28.36
Current. Opened down on the 10 day MVA but exploded higher on much lower, but still above average volume.

CLE 08/16 Cup hdl 34.55 +0.22 31.32 37.62 376K 884K 29.45
Buy Not Issued. The stock did not make the move we were looking for so we will drop, but will keep an eye on it.

COCO 08/27 Test 50 57.53 +0.68 56.95 65.55 600K 1M 55.72
Current. Tested the 18 day MVA to rebound higher and close above the 10 day MVA on lower volume.

COH 08/16 PreSplt 58.04 +0.7 55.32 63.75 504K 950K 55.18
Current.

COH 07/10 BO 58.04 +0.7 55.79 65 504K 1.4M 55.18
Current. Continue to move up the 10 day MVA on lower volume.

COLM 08/14 Flat 51 +0.07 54.12 64.95 191K 475K 51.85
Buy Not Hit. Moved slightly up on higher volume to close slightly above the exponential 50 day MVA. Tested the 10 day MVA at the high but could not hold the gain.

CPTV 08/26 Cup hdl 6.5 +0.11 6.5 8.12 99K 200K 6.05
Current. Opened down to rally and close higher on lower volume

CPWM 07/31 Test 50 40.24 +0.09 40.06 48 230K 375K 37.94
Buy Not Issued. Closed slightly higher and formed a tight doji on lower volume.

DG 08/12 Cup hdl 22.94 +0.42 19.85 23.88 4.3M 2.9M 20.45
Current. Continue with its move up on much lower but strong volume.

DHR 08/07 DB hdl 77.25 +0.83 74.63 85.75 526K 1.6M 75.02
Current. Continue to move up the 10 day MVA on lower volume.

DST 08/28 Cup hdl 39.6 +0.1 40.15 48 397K 1.3M 37.68
Buy Not Hit. Continue with its lateral move on very low volume.

EBAY 08/02 PreSplt 55.41 +0.65 53.78 60 9.2M 9M 53.02
Current. Tested the 18 day MVA to rebound and close above the 10 day MVA on lower volume.

EBAY 03/08 BO 55.41 +0.65 40.04 46 9.2M 8M 53.02
Current.

EMBT 07/26 Cup hdl 10.25 0 9.33 11.12 174K 400K 9.15
Current. Opened slightly lower to close flat on below average volume. Still moving up the 10 day MVA.

ERES 08/25 Test BO 31.86 -0.47 30.62 36.22 283K 937K 27.94
Buy Not Issued. The stock did not make the move we were looking for so we will drop for now, but will keep our eye on it.

ERICY 08/11 Test 18 15.48 -0.08 14.82 17.74 1M 5M 14.82
Current. Fractional pull back on very low volume. Continues to make a low volume lateral move.

ETN 05/31 Cup hdl 93.64 +3.44 86 100 1.2M 650K 89.95
Current. Gapped up with an explosive move on an excellent volume surge.

FDS 08/26 DB hdl 48.55 +0.06 49.59 59 151K 600K 47
Buy Not Hit. Continue with its low volume lateral move. Tested the 10 day MVA to rebound and close slightly higher on low volume.

FOSL 08/09 Test BO 28.05 -0.41 27.58 32.95 241K 362K 27.38
Current. Tested the 10 day MVA to rebound and close slightly above the 10 day MVA on lower volume.

FRNT 07/24 Cup hdl 16 +0.2 14.88 17.78 160K 686K 15.02
Current. Tested the 10 day MVA to rebound and close higher on very low volume.

GDW 08/09 A Wedge 86.27 +0.49 86.95 100 391K 923K 85.55
Current. Bounced off the 18 day MVA to close above the 10 day MVA on lower volume.

GLDN 08/25 Test BO 32.46 +0.67 30.55 36.55 134K 200K 29.36
Buy Not Issued.

GLDN 08/19 Test BO 32.46 +0.67 30.4 36.48 134K 200K 29.72
Current. Tested the 10 day MVA to rally and close higher on very low volume.

GPRO 06/17 A Wedge 63.34 +0.29 41.75 48 204K 766K 58.92
Current. Moved up the 10 day MVA on lower volume.

GPRO 04/05 Dbl btm 63.34 +0.29 26.5 30.75 204K 521K 58.92
Current.

GS 08/18 Dbl btm 88.49 +1.63 89.12 100 2.4M 4M 86.38
Buy Not Hit. Bounced up off the 10 day MVA to make a nice move on higher but below average volume.

HAR 07/31 BO 99.65 +2.66 85.25 98 530K 420K 81.25
Buy Not Issued. The stock was not making the move we were looking for so we will drop for now, but we will keep an eye on it.

HBIO 08/14 Test BO 5.35 +0.1 5.1 6.54 28K 153K 4.94
Current. Volatile session to rebound and close forming a tight doji on very low volume.

HDTV 08/21 Cup hdl 4.15 +0.34 4.12 5.12 171K 125K 3.78
Current. Entered the play for a great move on an excellent volume surge.

HYC 08/20 Flat 4.95 0 5.21 6.55 122K 225K 4.72
Buy Not Hit. Went up to test resistance at 5 but was unable to hold. Closed flat forming a tight doji on lower volume. Volume will need to increase so that the stock can break through resistance.

IT 08/09 Cup hdl 10.48 -0.03 10.13 12.95 178K 421K 10.21
Current. Tapped 10.75 at the day's high but could not hold the gain. Closed near December's high on lower volume. Will need more volume to break through resistance at 10.51 and move higher.

JBHT 07/26 FlyPlat 49.67 +0.32 47.74 54.94 237K 750K 44.65
Buy Not Issued. Gapped up Thursday but no volume. As split is Tuesday we held off, waiting to see how it responds post split,
then we can move in. Will drop for now but keep an eye on it.

JBLU 07/26 BO 53.9 +1.09 46.32 55.64 582K 1.5M 50.18
Current. Continue to move up the 10 day MVA on lower volume.

JCOM 08/12 PreSplt 62.5 +0.46 25.98 29 130K 1.4M 29.62
Current. Splits Tuesday, but it has been running well so let
the rest of the positions run through the split even
though it ended the week right at the prior high.

JWN 08/04 Cup hdl 26.07 +0.38 22.48 27 1.7M 1.4M 24.38
Current. Great move up on strong volume.

KOOL 08/26 Flat 3.85 +0.15 3.67 4.48 356K 105K 3.52
Current. Tested the 10 day MVA to rebound and move up higher on a volume surge.

KRON 08/28 Cup hdl 57.71 -0.25 60.62 70 52K 248K 56.55
Buy Not Hit. Bounce off the 10 day MVA and moved up on lower volume.

KSWS 08/23 Cup hdl 39.75 +0.35 39.19 47 220K 284K 37.32
Buy Not Issued.

KSWS 07/12 Test 50 39.75 +0.35 37.85 44.95 220K 312K 38.02
Current. Continue to move up the 10 day MVA on higher, but below average volume.

LAVA 08/07 DB hdl 21.1 +0.12 21.85 26.25 520K 1.2M 20.88
Current. Tested the 18 day MVA to rebound and close above the 10 day MVA on lower volume.

LIN 07/26 Saucer 28.9 +0.23 27.24 32.65 337K 942K 25.42
Buy Not Issued. The stock did not make the move we were looking for so will drop for now, but will keep an eye on it.

LM 07/12 Test 18 71.83 +0.89 72.48 82 190K 700K 70.45
Buy Not Issued.

LM 05/06 Cup hdl 71.83 +0.89 58.5 67.78 190K 610K 69.88
Current. Bounced up off the 10 day MVA on lower volume.

LPSN 08/21 Test 18 3.29 +0.24 3.22 4.05 282K 425K 2.99
Buy Not Issued. Tested the 10 day MVA to rebound and close above the 10 day MVA on higher volume.

MATK 07/30 A Wedge 51.59 +1.11 50.25 57.85 268K 799K 46.73
Buy Not Issued. The stock did not make the move we were looking for so we are dropping for now, but will keep an eye on it.

MMSI 08/05 Test BO 20.71 0 20.44 24.33 69K 183K 20.46
Current. Not much movement today. Closed flat on lower volume. Continue to make lateral move.

MROI 08/27 Cup hdl 12.96 -0.11 14.03 16.85 55K 163K 12.94
Buy Not Hit. Tested the 10 day MVA to rebound and close slightly above the 10 day MVA on lower volume.

MRVL 08/02 Cup hdl 42.13 -0.98 38.5 46 2.9M 4.9M 39.88
Current. Pulled back to close lower on lower, but average volume. Took back most of yesterday's gain.

MXIM 08/27 Test BO 44.96 0 45.04 51.85 4M 9.5M 41.89
Buy Not Issued. Opened down to close flat on lower volume. Still in uptrend and move up the 10 day MVA.

MYL 08/19 Rv H&S 36.4 +0.42 36.71 43.74 1.2M 1.5M 35.65
Current. Tested the 18 day MVA to rally and close above the 10 day MVA on lower volume.

NATI 08/23 Cup hdl 39.61 +0.23 40.37 48.45 136K 386K 38.15
Buy Not Hit. Bounced off the 10 day MVA to move up on higher, but below average volume.

NDN 08/02 DB hdl 35.83 +0.49 35.75 42.25 161K 800K 33.25
Buy Not Issued. Tested the 10 day MVA to rebound and close well above the 10 day MVA on higher, but still below average volume.

ORLY 08/19 Flat 38.35 +1.16 38.44 46.05 373K 350K 35.88
Buy Not Hit. Tested the 10 day MVA and rallied to close with a nice gain and very strong volume.

PIXR 08/19 Flat 72.74 +0.58 70.68 81 496K 1.1M 69.68
Current. Continue to move up the 10 day MVA on higher, but still below average volume.

PLXS 08/19 Cup hdl 16.51 +0.34 16.12 19.38 198K 400K 15.74
Current. Continue to move up the 10 day MVA on lower volume.

PLXT 08/25 Cup hdl 5.5 0 5.55 6.93 268K 325K 4.98
Buy Not Hit. Tested the 10 day MVA to rebound and
close flat forming a tight doji on higher volume.

POOL 08/19 BO 40.98 +0.28 40.78 46.85 89K 259K 38.15
Buy Not Issued. The stock did not make the move we were looking for so we will drop for now, but we will keep an eye on it.

PRLS 08/11 A Wedge 3.25 -0.1 3.44 4.29 100K 110K 3.21
Current. Tested the 10 day MVA to rebound and close fractionally lower on below average volume.

PTEK 08/26 Cup hdl 7.21 +0.2 6.74 8.65 920K 276K 6.54
Current. Continued to move up the 10 day MVA on slightly higher volume.

QCOM 08/21 DB hdl 41.33 +0.36 40.52 48.65 9.3M 12M 39.62
Current. Continued to move up the 10 day MVA on lower volume.

RARE 08/18 BO 38.13 +0.22 37.72 43.25 71K 300K 36.99
Current. Continue to move up the 10 day MVA on lower volume.

RIMM 07/31 Cup hdl 28.48 +0.15 27.52 31.25 869K 2.5M 27.55
Current. Tested the 10 day MVA to close higher on lower volume.

ROST 08/09 Cup 50.27 -0.08 46.58 54.45 1.2M 1.6M 43.32
Buy Not Issued. The stock did not make the move we were looking for so we will drop for now, but will keep our eye on it.

SBUX 07/30 Cup 28.39 +0.75 27.55 33 4.4M 6M 25.94
Buy Not Issued.

SBUX 07/01 Cup 28.39 +0.75 26.3 30.94 4.4M 6M 27.32
Current. Great move up on volume surge.

SINA 08/18 Test 50 31.02 -0.13 32.2 38.25 2.9M 10M 29.95
Current. Continue to move laterally on lower volume. Formed a tight doji on the 18 day MVA on very low volume.

SLM 08/23 Put 40.18 -0.14 40.35 38.25 785K 1.5M 40.88
Buy Not Issued. Continues to move lateral on very low volume.

SNPS 08/21 PreSplt 68.21 -0.18 69.6 77.75 509K 2.5M 66.28
Current. Tested the 10 day MVA and rebounded to close slightly down and form a tight doji on lower volume.

SNWL 08/19 Test 50 6.33 -0.04 5.85 7.12 676K 800K 5.88
Current. Tapped the break out point at the high but lost the gain. Closed down on lower, but average volume.

TKLC 08/02 Test BO 17.56 +1.41 15.96 18.95 1.5M 1M 15.85
Current. Gapped higher on an excellent volume surge.

TSA 08/23 DB hdl 32.38 -0.07 31.69 38 329K 400K 31.15
Current. Opened lower to rebound and close slightly down on higher volume.

TSCO 07/29 Test BO 34.5 -0.21 28.06 31.44 493K 494K 31.48
Current. Moved down on much lower, but still above average volume.

TSCO 07/05 Test 50 34.5 -0.21 26.62 30 493K 500K 31.48
Current.

TSCO 06/03 Rv H&S 34.5 -0.21 23.42 27.62 493K 603K 31.48
Current.

TSCO 04/24 Cup hdl 34.5 -0.21 21.88 26 493K 603K 31.48
Current.

TSCO 04/03 Rv H&S 34.5 -0.21 19.3 22.19 493K 577K 31.48
Current.

TSYS 08/14 Test BO 2.88 -0.08 3.15 4 18K 120K 2.93
Buy Not Issued. The stock has not made the move we are looking for so we will drop for now, but will keep our eye on it.

TUES 08/06 Cup hdl 34.62 -0.18 30.68 36.78 453K 309K 32.68
Current. Pull back on lower, but still above average volume. Still in an uptrend and moving up the 10 day MVA.

TXN 08/21 DB hdl 23.85 +0.09 23.64 28.88 8.1M 15M 22.22
Current. Volatile intraday. Closed slightly up to form a tight doji on lower volume.

UNTD 07/12 Test BO 37.87 +1.29 28.8 34.12 689K 2.1M 34.89
Current. Bounced up off the 10 day MVA for a nice move on higher, but below average volume.

UNTD 05/29 Flat 37.87 +1.29 23.45 28 689K 2M 34.89
Current.

UOPX 08/14 BO 67.81 +3.31 61.78 74 417K 300K 63.25
Current. Another explosive move up on strong volume.

WONE 08/23 Flat 3.65 +0.1 3.64 4.38 213K 150K 3.29
Current. Tested the 10 day MVA rallied and moved higher on above average volume.

WYE 08/07 Dbl Top 42.85 +0.36 43.94 40.38 2.5M 6M 43.15
Buy Not Issued. The stock did not make the move we were looking for so will drop for now, but will keep our eye on it.

XOMA 07/28 Test BO 9.37 0 8.35 10.24 698K 1.5M 8.93
Current. Went up to 9.59 at the high to loose the gain and close flat on the 10 day MVA on much lower volume.

XRAY 08/28 Flat 43.75 -0.33 44.65 53.55 164K 625K 43.05
Buy Not Hit. Volatile session. Tested the 10 day MVA to rebound and close lower and form a doji on lower volume.

ZMH 08/09 Test BO 51.74 +0.19 51.12 59.55 1.5M 3M 49.68
Current. Moved up on lower volume.

Good Investing!
Jon L. Johnson and the Stock Split Report Staff.

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